Smash Runner! vs Gear Run 3D!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash Runner!
Grow your character by collecting layers to smash through blocks. Experience the satisfying feeling of breaking cubes in this colorful adventure. The goal is to become larger to overcome obstacles and progress.
- Collect layers to grow larger
- Smash through blocks
- Colorful adventure gameplay
- Satisfying cube-smashing physics
- Unique growth mechanic
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.
Gear Run 3D!
Race through challenging obstacle courses, collecting gears to progress and win the ultimate prize. Navigate a variety of levels with increasing difficulty.
- Gear collection
- Obstacle course navigation
- Prize acquisition
- Level progression
- Increasing difficulty
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Collect more gears to pass the obstacles and get the biggest prize!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gear Run 3D! at 100% against Smash Runner!'s 22%. Gear Run 3D! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Smash Runner!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gear Run 3D! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gear Run 3D! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Smash Runner!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Gear Run 3D!'s.
| Parameter | Smash Runner! | Gear Run 3D! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Ismail Simsek |
Customer experience
Smash Runner!
Gear Run 3D!
Bugs and requests
Smash Runner!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
- Levels not loading or resetting progress
- Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add an ad-free option
- Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
- Fix stability issues and crashes
Gear Run 3D!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Gear Run 3D!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smash Runner! free?
Is Gear Run 3D! free?
Which has better reviews, Smash Runner! or Gear Run 3D!?
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